Studies on cultural and morphological characters of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycospersici

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is cultivated in nearly
144 countries across the globe. Tomatoes are one of
the cheapest fruits, likely because of the ease in which
they grow throughout the year. The exact origin of
tomato plant is not known, although it is speculated that
it evolved from the prehistoric plant “Nighshade” over
millions of years ago in South America and slowly moved
to north until it was domesticated in the lands of
Mesoamerica between Mexico and Northern Costa Rica.
The fruit came to India by way of Portuguese explorers
during the early 16th century. Because tomato thrives in
warm, sunny conditions with no severe frost, the plants
took well to Indian soils